William Petit

William Petit (1956-) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (R-22) from 4 January 2017.

Biography
William Petit was born in Plainville, Connecticut in 1956, and he operated a private medical practice in Plainville from 1989 to 2007. In 1997, he was selected to become the Medical Director of the Joslin Diabetes Center at New Britain General Hospital, and he also served as his hometown's Director of Public Health from 1994 to 2008. On 23 July 2007, Petit's wife and two daughters were murdered during a home invasion in Cheshire, while William was severely injured by the two criminals. In the years after the murders, Petit devoted himself to philanthropy, and he went on to enter the state legislature as a Republican, representing Plainville and New Britain.